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Watch zombies take over airport with Halloween flash mob

By Jillian Sederholm, Digital First Media

Posted:
10/31/2013 07:49:58 PM MDT

Updated:
10/31/2013 07:50:00 PM MDT

Zombies overtake airport with Halloween flash mob (video)

Travelers at Denver International Airport were treated to a Halloween-themed flash mob set to Michael Jackson's 1983 hit "Thriller," on Thursday.Dozens of dancers dressed as zombies turned the airport's main terminal into a dance floor as travelers stopped to watch.The performance was organized by the airport's Art and Culture Program in conjunction with the Overstreet Dance Gallery, according to Denver news station KWGN. The airport released video of the performance on its YouTube channel.

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